A/N: Hello peoples! Well as this is now posted the poll is closed… But it was not an epic fail. Who did I kill? You have to read on to find out.

I'm trying something a little different and I hope it works out. And apparently I'm supposed to do the disclaimer more than once per story so here it is.

Disclaimer: I do own Hetalia! I own Hetalia season three and four! But sadly it was not my idea…

Chapter 10: "…Say hello."

"Baby, we have someone we would like you to meet." The child's calm blue eyes observed the world passively.

"Who is it, mama?" The child asked, small hand clutching at her mother's skirt. Another woman stood beside her mother with another little girl beside her.

"Her name is Lea." Her mother said resting her hands on the other girl's brown hair.

"Now, say hello." Tris raised her eyes to the other girl.

"Hello."

"…is…"

"…ris…"

"…Tris…"

"…Tris…?"

"JUST FREAKIN' WAKE UP ALREADY!" Tris's eyes snapped open. Where was she? Why was it so bright? She looked around her. She was surrounded on all sides by warm golden light, ahead of her a familiar figure and further back a city, gleaming and beautiful with tall gates of mother of pearl.

"You awake now, Caterpillar?" Tris's eyes widened.

"Lea?"

"Hey there," Lea gave a small half wave.

"What on earth…?" Lea smiled.

"No, not on earth."

"I- am I dead?" Tris stuttered.

"Mostly dead, but mostly dead is still slightly alive and that's why we're here." Lea said, hugging her friend.

"I've been wanting to see you again." Tris muttered. Lea nodded.

"I know."
"You know?"

"I've been watching you every step of the way."

"You have?"

"Of course. Weren't you the one who forced me to watch all those sappy chick flicks? Isn't that what the hero is supposed to say?"

"I wasn't aware you were the hero of this tale."

"You better believe it. I'm the half American hero." Lea said flipping a double thumbs up.

"What does that make me?"

"The slightly alive friend of the all the way dead hero."

"Cheerful." Tris said.

"Isn't it?" Lea gave a sardonic smile. "But you need to leave now."

"Why? I just got here."

"Look, I know how much you gave up to try to see me again but you need to go back. This is a place for the dead and you're not there yet. Besides they need you down there." Lea pointed at the clouds below them which parted to allow a bird's eyes view of a hospital. They zoomed in closer until they hovered over another Tris, who was sleeping on a hospital bed with ligature marks around her neck and a tube inserted down her throat. Ludwig and Feliciano were both at her bedside arguing with a doctor and several nurses.

"They need you so much they'll argue with doctors not to pull the plug on your life support."

"But I need you too." Tris pleaded.

"Don't worry, you'll see me again." Lea promised. "And, when you get back, please, get some serious help. I don't want to see you up here anytime soon. And, um, tell Francis it wasn't his fault."

"Wait! You know Francis? What isn't his fault?" The light around Lea began to fade but as it did, Tris could make out another figure standing beside Lea. Another familiar figure. Aniki. Her Aniki. Why was her brother in the land of the dead unless he was- The light faded completely and Tris was falling.

"Now, say hello…"

"Hello."

…Don't forget me…

…I'll miss you…

…But I refuse to say goodbye, so for now I'll just have to settle for "hello."

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